Chapter 95 A Vicious Scheme

The banquet ended after 9 p.m.

Chen Yongkang did not ask the company driver to take him, saying he would walk around to sober up.

He turned into a quiet alley, walked to the back of a small, old-fashioned bungalow with a small courtyard, took out his key and opened the door.

As soon as the door closed, a soft, fragrant body rushed into his arms.

"Why are you so late? I missed you so much!"

Her voice was sweet and delicate, with a deliberately drawn-out ending.

Chen Yongkang's official demeanor and reserve vanished instantly, replaced by a greasy intimacy.

Using the dim moonlight streaming in from the window, he pinched the woman's chin and lifted her face.

It was Su Xiaoyu, who should have been expelled from the performing arts troupe.

She had clearly dressed up carefully; she had applied face cream and light lipstick, and her hair was no longer the neat braids typical of performers in the cultural troupe.

Instead, she loosely draped it over her shoulders, wearing a floral dress that nowadays seemed rather "bourgeois."

"Little imp, are you getting impatient?"

Chen Yongkang's hands were restless, sliding across her waist.

"Things have to be done step by step, right? Someone has to step up first."

Su Xiaoyu instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, but her eyes were filled with venom:

"I don't care! I can't wait another day! Just thinking about that bitch Gu Baobao still living so smugly makes me want to tear her apart!"

What's the rush?

Chen Yongkang carried her into the house, his tone icy.

"The higher you climb, the harder you fall. How many eyes are watching her now? Those hotheads like Zhao Dezhu, those bookworms like Liu Jianguo..."

And then there's that ambitious fellow surnamed Sun… I don't even need to stir things up; they can conjure up a whole drama on their own.

He kicked open the bedroom door, threw Su Xiaoyu onto the bed covered with a brand-new silk quilt, leaned over her, and pressed his breath against her ear:

"Just wait and see. Working group? Going abroad? Ha... If she can leave the island so easily, I'll change my mind."

Su Xiaoyu's eyes lit up with pleasure, and she leaned in to kiss him.

"Brother Kang, you're the most capable! You have to kill her! Avenge me and my mother!"

"rest assured……"

Chen Yongkang ripped open his collar, his smile twisted.

"Not only will we kill her, but if she accidentally loses her hands, all that hemostatic powder and miracle doctor will be bullshit! At that point, she won't even be as good as that fat, dark-skinned village girl!"

Clothes fell to the ground with a rustling sound, and unpleasant noises echoed in the darkness.

Su Xiaoyu was being pleasured by the man, her nails digging deep into the flesh of his back, but she was smiling, a smile that was both resentful and gleeful.

Gu Baobao, you wait.

The shame and destruction you have inflicted on me, I will make you repay a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

An island, a military family compound.

Gu Dongguo looked at the makeshift cot in the main room and Lu Zhanming, who was brazenly displaying his toiletries on his cabinet, and felt an itch in his teeth.

"Lu Zhanming!"

He was sitting in a wheelchair, and his finger almost poked the other person's nose.

"Have you no shame?! This is my house! My sister's room is right next door! What kind of man are you, moving in here?!"

Lu Zhanming remained expressionless, hung up a faded towel, turned around, and said in a serious tone:

"Comrade Gu Dongguo, please correct your attitude. This is a task assigned by the organization. I was ordered by my superiors to do this during this special period..."

We must provide 24-hour close protection for Comrade Gu Baobao's safety. Living in the same courtyard is the most basic requirement.

"You're talking nonsense!"

Gu Dongguo was so angry he almost jumped out of his wheelchair.

"You think you can just move in for personal protection? Does that mean we have to eat and sleep together?! Let me tell you, with me around, you can forget about it!"

"elder brother."

Gu Baobao poked her head out of the kitchen carrying a basin of washed vegetables, a hint of helplessness on her face.

"Brother Zhanming was also on a mission. Commander Feng and Chief of Staff Zhang both agreed."

Did you hear that?

Lu Zhanming raised an eyebrow at Gu Dongguo, his eyes clearly saying, "What can you do to me?"

Gu Dongguo felt a lump in his throat, unable to spit it out, and could only glare fiercely at Lu Zhanming, lowering his voice:

"I'm warning you, Lu Zhanming, don't think you can get away with anything just because you're on a mission! My sister is still young! Stay away from her!"

Lu Zhanming bent down, pretending to make the bed, and replied in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. But when it's time to get close, I won't stray even a step too far."

"you!"

Gu Dongguo hardened his fist.

"Brother, Zhanming, dinner's ready."

Gu Baobao's voice rang out just in time, interrupting the silent exchange between the two.

Dinner was simple yet plentiful: white rice, stir-fried vegetables with eggs, a bowl of steamed salted fish, and a pot of seaweed and dried shrimp soup.

Gu Baobao specially made extra, and put some into a thermos to have Zhang Xiaobing deliver to Old Tang at the hospital.

The three sat around a small square table, the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Gu Dongguo silently ate his rice, occasionally glaring at Lu Zhanming with a torrent of pain.

Lu Zhanming sat upright and ate very quickly, but his movements were still elegant. He would occasionally put a piece of egg on Gu Baobao's plate.

"Baby, eat more. You must be tired from teaching today."

"Thank you, Brother Zhanming."

Gu Dongguo's eyelids twitched as he watched, and he banged the bowl loudly.

Gu Baobao pretended not to see her brother's grumpy face, but she felt a little amused and inexplicably warm inside.

This noisy, vibrant daily life was something she had almost never experienced in her previous life.

Having transmigrated here, despite having a system, a spiritual spring, and medical skills, she still felt a sense of drifting like duckweed deep down.

Only now, in this simple bungalow, listening to the two men's childish bickering and smelling the aroma of food, did she truly feel that she was living, not just surviving.

[Ding!]

The system notification sound suddenly rang in her mind, with a cheerful sound effect, like fireworks.

[Congratulations, host! You have exceeded the target for the first phase of the 'Tang Zhengnan Treatment'! Comrade Tang's physical indicators have stabilized and are trending towards improvement, and his organ functions have significantly recovered.]

With patient follow-up care, it can recover to over 80% of its peak condition! Reward: 1000 Merit Points! Current Merit Point Balance: 1228! Hooray!

Gu Baobao's eyes lit up instantly!

A thousand points!

The money has arrived!

Tang Lao's improved health was within her expectations. With the spiritual spring water, her acupuncture, and medicinal diet, it would be strange if the effect wasn't good.

But receiving so many merit points at once still made her overjoyed.

This means she can redeem even more great things!

She tried hard to suppress the urge to jump up immediately, but the smile on her lips couldn't be hidden, and she unconsciously ate a little faster.